1955 NCAA swimming and diving championships

American college aquatic sports competition August 2023 1955 NCAA swimming and diving championships Swimming pictogram.svg 150px Ohio Oxford, Ohio March 1955 Billings NatatoriumMiami University 23 14 1954 1956 The 1955 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1955 at Billings Natatorium at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio at the 19th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its member programs in the United States.NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/swimming_champs_records/2014-15/D1men14.pdf NCAA NCAA.org August 14, 2016 7–9 Ohio State retained the national title, the Buckeyes' ninth, after finishing thirty-nine points ahead of Michigan and Yale in the team standings. Program The 100 yard butterfly was dropped from the program, although it would be re-added two years later in 1957. The 200 yard breaststroke was added to the program. This would be the first appearance of a breaststroke event at the NCAA championships. Team standings (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance NCAA White Rank Team Points Ohio State (DC) 90 Michigan 51 Yale 04 4 NC State 20 05 5 North Carolina 17 06 6 Harvard 15 07 7 Iowa 14 Oklahoma 09 9 Iowa State 13 10 10 Stanford 11 11 11 Indiana 9 12 12 Dartmouth 8 13 13 Cortland State 5 Purdue Springfield 16 16 Georgia 4 17 17 Denver 3 18 18 Army 2 Cornell La Salle USC 22 22 Ohio 1 Wisconsin Individual events Swimming NCAA White Event Champion Team Time 50 yard freestyle Kerry Donovan Yale 22.8 100 yard freestyle AUS Rex Aubrey Yale 50.7 220 yard freestyle GBR SCO Jack Wardrop (DC) Michigan 2:04.2 440 yard freestyle Ford Konno (DC) Ohio State 4:31.1 1,500 meter freestyle Ford Konno (DC) Ohio State 18:16.1 100 yard backstroke Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) Ohio State 58.0 200 yard backstroke Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) Ohio State 2:07.7 200 yard breaststroke Bob Mattson NC State 2:26.0 200 yard butterfly Phillip Drake North Carolina 2:13.7 150 yard individual medley Albert Wiggins Ohio State 1:26.5 400 yard freestyle relay AUS Rex AubreyHendrik GideonseDaniel CornwellMalcolm Aldrich Yale 3:24.9 300 yard medley relay Yoshi OyakawaAlbert WigginsEd Kawachika Ohio State (DC) 2:42.2 Diving NCAA White Event Champion Team Score 1 meter diving Fletcher Gilders (DC) Ohio State 535.05 3 meter diving Gerry Harrison Ohio State 590.25 See also List of college swimming and diving teams References Category:NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships NCAA Swimming And Diving Championships NCAA Swimming And Diving Championships NCAA Swimming And Diving Championships